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Airline Economics • Justin Pugsley

Qatar Airways to expand Africa network with new Port Sudan route, restored Seychelles and Kigali services from June 2026

Qatar Airways is adding Port Sudan and increasing frequencies to key African markets including Cairo, Cape Town and Dar es Salaam, while resuming services to the Seychelles and Kigali from June 2026. The move signals a broader 2026 capacity push targeting both passenger and cargo demand across the continent.

atcnews.org • the Indian Ocean islands

Qatar Airways is expanding its African network

airwaysmag.com • Lorne Philpot

Qatar Airways to Enhance Its African Footprint

Also: AeroTime and Aviation24
2026-05-19T00:39:35.939840-07:00
Routes   Middle East   PaxEx   Europe   Orders   Airlines   Boeing  
Skift • Gordon Smith

Riyadh Air Opens Bookings for Formal London Launch

By Skift: Riyadh Air formally opens public ticket sales for its Riyadh–London Heathrow route, with its own Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners taking over from July 1, 2026.

Also: executivetraveller.com, Airline Economics, Aviation Business News and airlinergs.com
2026-05-19T02:55:01.973662-07:00
Routes   Israel   Middle East   Policy & Regulation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Airlines  
View from the Wing • Gary Leff

Israel May Let Emirates Fly Tel Aviv–New York

By View from the Wing: Emirates may get the right to fly Tel Aviv–New York, and not just as a stopover on the way to Dubai.

Also: Simple Flying, One Mile at a Time and Live and Let's Fly
2026-05-18T14:09:33.042783-07:00
Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   Africa   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Industry Leader Profiles & Interviews   Airlines  
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ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Nigeria's Rano Air halts routes citing 300% fuel spike

By ch-aviation: Rano Air (R4, Kano) has announced the suspension of several routes rendered "commercially unsustainable" following a 300% price spike of Jet A1 aviation fuel in Nigeria.

Also: ch-aviation and ch-aviation
2026-05-19T03:39:43.729022-07:00
ATC   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airbus   Airlines   Boeing 737  
FlightGlobal • Alfred Chua

Turkish A330-200F involved in airprox with Flydubai 737 after climbing without clearance

By FlightGlobal: The two aircraft were less than 1,000ft apart during the incident. Indian investigators have found that the flight crew of a Turkish Airlines Airbus A330 freighter initiated an in-flight climb without air traffic clearance, leading to a loss of separation with a Flydubai Boeing 737 Max 9.

2026-05-19T02:11:17.033317-07:00
MRO   Supply Chain   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Sustainability & Climate Initiatives   Airbus   Airbus A330  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Lufthansa Technik and Airbus explore potential of drag-reduction film on A330 wings and tail surfaces

By FlightGlobal: Collaboration looks to broaden application of 'AeroShark' riblet technology to older-variant twinjets. Airbus is co-operating with maintenance specialist Lufthansa Technik to broaden the scope of a drag-reducing film to cover the wings, fin and horizontal stabilisers of A330 twinjets.

2026-05-19T02:39:37.351082-07:00